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Analysis of Impedance and Noise Data of an X-Ray Transition-Edge Sensor Using Complex Thermal Models

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The so-called excess noise limits the energy resolution of transition-edge sensor (TES) detectors, and its physical origin has been unclear, with many competing models proposed. Here we present the noise and impedance data analysis of a rectangular X-ray Ti/Au TES fabricated at SRON. To account for all the major features in the impedance and noise data simultaneously, we have used a thermal model consisting of three blocks of heat capacities, whereas a two-block model is clearly insufficient. The implication is that, for these detectors, the excess noise is simply thermal fluctuation noise of the internal parts of the device. Equations for the impedance and noise for a three-block model are also given.

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This work was supported by ESA contract no. AO/1-4005/01/NL/HB, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation TEKES and EU through the regional funds, and the Finnish Academy project no. 128532. M. P. would like to thank the National Graduate School in Materials Physics for funding.

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  1. Nanoscience Center, Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014, Jyväskylä, Finland

    M. R. J. Palosaari, K. M. Kinnunen & I. J. Maasilta

  2. SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Sorbonnelaan 2, 3584, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    M. L. Ridder, J. van der Kuur & H. F. C. Hoevers

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Palosaari, M.R.J., Kinnunen, K.M., Ridder, M.L. et al. Analysis of Impedance and Noise Data of an X-Ray Transition-Edge Sensor Using Complex Thermal Models. J Low Temp Phys 167, 129–134 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-012-0471-4

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